Alone, together. It’s not a new state by any means but it so perfectly
defines our life that it’s hard not to think of it as a modern concept.
At no other time has it been easier to be a part of a working
civilization at arms length, on your own terms. Constant data mining and
the omnipresent ad in the room provide zero shelter from any connection
to “the outside” without sponsored content. No one could have predicted
that connecting the world to itself would make it more insular. It’s
easier than ever to know what’s happening at all times everywhere but
even harder to know what people are actually thinking – literally
Isolation Culture.

His Clancyness take this idea and turn it over
across the 12 songs that make up their second full length. Is it so bad
to want to be alone in the world? What does participation in a society
mean anymore? Is communication a communal act or is it a virtual moment
you have to log in to find the answer too?

Maybe the answer is
that Isolation Culture is a group effort – it’s not the result of a
singular thought but a hive – a coming together, a commune. It’s like a
memory, there’s focus and blur and something already known but the
combination feels new, like right now. Share the unknown / Isolate me culture.